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LGBTQ LEADERS
40under40

ASHLEY Ashley Allen is the Founder of ITequality and has a passion for
moving the diversity needle in the technology industry. Their CA-
based LGBTBE® company is comprised of incredible consultants
ALLEN who come from a diverse cross-section of underrepresented
people.
BY 2030,
ITequality’s innovative consulting and software
solutions will provide 1000+ quality careers
for displaced queer & POC talent, with enough
profits to fuel a national nonprofit after school
program for at-risk youth.
THEY/THEIR/THEIRS
AGE 32

STEPHEN BLAZEJEWSKI

Stephen Blazejewski is a Financial Consultant with AXA Advisors BY 2030,
and the NJ LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s youngest Vice LGBTQ+ business owners,
President of Membership to date. Stephen is dedicated to the families, and individuals will
have an equal opportunity
economic empowerment of the LGBTQ community through to enjoy financial security
financial intelligence and business advancement. and success because of my
work as a financial planner
and my leadership with the
Photo Credit John Blazejewski
HE, HIM, HIS New Jersey LGBT Chamber
AGE 24 of Commerce.

JONIL LLC where he shares his culinary skills with private clients. He is also the
Chef Jonil Casado is the founder and owner of Flavors of Your Palate,

creator and host of Dining with Strangers a food-centric networking op-
CASADO portunity for adults. Chef Jonil has a master’s degree in Human Services

and a soft spot for the community building.

BY 2030,
By 2030, all folks of the transgender experience will walk
fearlessly down the street with their heads held up high!

HE, HIM, HIS
AGE 37

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